'Take a deep breath and ... ' What Virender Sehwag said to cricketer Wriddhiman Saha over threatening messages row

Veteran Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag on Tuesday sent out a message to wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha who recently shared a screenshot of "threatening messages" that he had received from a journalist.

Sehwag took to Twitter to urge Saha to disclose the person's name.

The legendary cricketer espoused Saha as a "wonderful guy" who would naturally not cause any harm to others. In the same vein, he also urged the cricketer to name the person in order to prevent any such incident happening to someone else in the future.


"Dear Wriddhi, it's not your nature to harm others and you are a wonderful guy. But to prevent such harm from happening to anyone else in the future , it's important for you to name him," the 43-year-old Delhi cricketer wrote, asking Saha to "take a deep breath and reveal the name."


Sehwag's tweet comes days after the 37-year-old Saha opened up about receiving "threatening" messages from a journalist over an interview.

In a series of tweets, Saha said that it wasn't in his nature to harm anyone to an extent that it ends their career, and hence he would not expose the person's identity.

However, if there were to be an encore, Saha tweeted that he would not hold back from revealing the identity.




After going public with the incident, the cricketer received support from the Indian cricket fraternity including former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad who had also urged Saha to name the "so-called" person.

The 52-year-old quoted a verse from the Bhagvad Gita to make his point and motivate Saha to reveal the identity of texter.

"There is a verse in the Bhagvad Gita which translates to-
"Tolerating injustice is as much a crime as committing injustice. It Is Your Duty To Fight Injustice,
It is important for Wriddhiman Saha to name this person. It will definitely set a good example," Prasad tweeted.


In another tweet, the Team India cricketer, Saha, had thanked everyone for their support. "I thank each and everyone who has shown support and extended their willingness to help. My gratitude," Saha said.